Snap Maps on Snapchat are an excellent way to share your location with your friends and see theirs. Additionally, you can also explore heat maps to see the nearest happening locations. However, there are times when you don’t want to be visible. In this case, you can enable Snapchat Ghost Mode.
Apart from Ghost Mode, there are other location-sharing settings available that notify others of your presence on Snapchat. So, let us look at Snapchat Ghost Mode and other location settings in detail and how you can customize them according to your preferences.
What Is Ghost Mode on Snapchat
An important privacy setting, Ghost Mode allows you to appear offline on Snapchat, even if you’re currently online. To do this, it takes you off the Snap Map on Snapchat completely. This way, even if all the location permissions are enabled, no one can see your current or previous location.
You can use this when you want to go incognito on Snapchat or don’t want to share your location via Snapchat.
When enabled, you can see a blue Snapchat icon over your bitmoji’s face on your Snap Map. For other people, you will simply vanish off their Snap Map. You can disable Ghost Mode when you want to re-appear on their Snap Map. Please note you can still view others on your Snap Map.
How to Turn On Ghost Mode on Snapchat
Now that we know more about Snapchat’s Ghost Mode, let us quickly look at how you can enable it using your Snapchat Android and iOS app.
Note: You can also access Ghost Mode settings by going to your Snapchat profile page and tapping on Settings > ‘See My Location’.
Step 1: Open the Snapchat mobile app.
Step 2: From the menu options, tap on the Map icon.
Step 3: Once Snap Map opens, tap on the cogwheel icon in the top-right corner.
Step 4: Then, turn on the toggle for Ghost Mode.
Step 5: Select the duration you wish Ghost Mode enabled.
Note: If you select the 3-hour or 24-hour duration, Ghost Mode will be automatically disabled once the time limit is met.
Once done, you will immediately appear offline on Snapchat to others. However, if you’ve used the ‘Until turned off’ option, Ghost Mode must be manually disabled to become visible again on Snapchat. Here’s how to do it.
Turn Off Ghost Mode
Step 1: On the My Location settings page, turn off the toggle for Ghost Mode.
Step 2: If prompted, select who you wish your location to be visible to.
This will ensure your location is visible to only a selected group of users. But can you change this setting? Continue to the next section to know.
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Can You Enable Location Sharing for Selected Friends on Snapchat
The feeling of being ghosted, especially on Snapchat, is never good. This is why Snapchat lets you share your location, be it last seen or live location, with a specific group of friends. This way, you won’t have to turn on Ghost Mode but will still be invisible to others on Snapchat.
However, please ensure you trust the selected contacts, as they can see your last or live location on Snapchat. Here’s how to do it.
I. Using Last Location Settings
Step 1: Open Snapchat and tap on the Map icon.
Step 2: Here, tap on the cogwheel icon.
Step 3: Once location settings open, select who you want to share your location with.
Please note if you select ‘My Friends, Except’ or ‘Only These Friends’, you must add friends you want to exempt or add to your list of Snapchat location sharing.
II. Using Live Location Settings
Note: Turning off ‘Hide my live location’ will display your last location on Snap Map to others unless Ghost Mode is enabled.
Step 1: Open the Snapchat mobile app and tap on the Map option.
Step 2: Then, tap on the cogwheel icon.
Step 3: Here, if enabled, turn off the toggle for ‘Hide my live location’.
Step 4: Then, either use the Quick Share section to share your location with recent contacts or tap on ‘Share My Live Location’.
Step 5: Now, select the relevant contacts and tap on Save.
This will instantly start live location sharing with the selected contacts. Your location will be updated even without using the Snapchat app. You can turn this off by enabling the ‘Hide my live location’ option.
Also Read: How to track the location of family members on iPhone
Bonus: Stop Snapchat From Accessing Your Location
Besides turning on Ghost Mode on Snapchat, you can stop the app from accessing your device’s location using the settings menu. This way, your current location will not be visible on Snapchat regardless of whether Ghost Mode is enabled or not. Follow the below steps to do it.
Note: You must turn on location permission if you wish to use any location-based feature within Snapchat.
Using Android Settings
Step 1: Open the Settings menu and tap on Apps.
Step 2: Scroll down and tap on Snapchat.
Step 3: Here, tap on Permissions.
Step 4: Tap on Location.
Step 5: Now, select Don’t allow.
Using iOS Settings
Step 1: Open the Settings app and tap on Snapchat.
Step 2: Here, tap on Location.
Step 3: Tap on Never.
This will ensure the Snapchat app doesn’t access your device’s location data.
FAQs for Using Snapchat’s Ghost Mode
1. Can your friends still see your previous location when Ghost Mode is enabled on Snapchat?
No. Once you enable Ghost Mode, you will immediately disappear from the Snap Map. This means your friends can’t see your previous location. This is especially true since the Ghost Trail feature has been discontinued on Snapchat.
2. Does Snapchat notify your friends when Ghost Mode is enabled or disabled?
Ghost Mode strives to be discreet. This means no notifications are sent when you enable or disable Ghost Mode on Snapchat. You will, however, be visible at your last seen location if you turn off Ghost Mode and live location sharing on Snapchat.
3. Is Ghost Mode exclusive to Snapchat+ subscribers?
No, anyone can access and use the Ghost Mode feature on Snapchat.
Remove Your Location Trail on Snapchat
With privacy concerns rising, Snapchat Ghost Mode is a good way to ensure complete control over who knows where you are and when. So, we hope this article helped you understand and use this feature on Snapchat. Additionally, check our guide to learn more about using Snap Map on Snapchat.
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